So, I have another activity for ya to use with the Kool-Aid pasta, my friends.

You didn’t think I’d leave ya hanging?!

V & I made these (well, she made nine & I made three…she let me in on her fun, too!)…I honestly thought she’d be bored after making one, or maybe two. Who knew? I guess when it comes to little misses & their jewelry – don’t stand in their way – the more bracelets, the better! I initially laid out the 12 pipe cleaners, one of each color, so that she would have a colorful pile to choose from. Well, let’s just say little miss V WENT.TO.TOWN. It was like a beading frenzy…hmmmm…I see…I see…more jewelry making in my future ;)

(on a side note…this is also the perfect activity for sorting & talking about colors, V loves to do this – just pour all the beads in a bowl and have the kiddos sort the colors & shapes prior to making the bracelets – seeeee double duty, my friends – those are the kind of projects I like – fun & learning!!!!! ) (side note #2 – this helps with their motor skills too – fitting the beads on the pipe cleaners!!!)

So, guys & gals…this is sooooo super duper easy peasy!

And here’s whatcha need to make it happen:

One to (however many your little jeweler decides) pipe cleaners in various colors (for this activity the brighter colors, the better – THINK NEON!)

Pony beads (the little plastic beads you see in my pictures) in various colors (they are easy to find in multiple color variety bags)…I got mine at Jo-Ann Fabric.

A container to sort the pasta beads & pony beads (the AWESOME one seen here I just got in the dollar section at Target – RUN!…but in the past, before I had such cool container, I just reused a Styrofoam egg carton – PERFECT for sorting beads!)

I started V off with a loop fastened at the bottom so she had an end to catch the beads as she beaded & when she got about 3/4 of the way up, I took the end of the pipe cleaner through the hole to latch them together and wove the excess through a bead.

I ♥ these bracelets….they look like something you’d see at Anthropologie…no?